The Shemwell Family

George Alexander ShemwellAge: 66 years18941960

Name
George Alexander Shemwell
Given names
George Alexander
Surname
Shemwell
Birth January 3, 1894 44 39
Birth of a sisterRuth Shemwell
July 16, 1896 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Levi Shemwell
February 8, 1898 (Age 4 years)

Census June 16, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Levi Shemwell
August 1, 1901 (Age 7 years)

Cause: Dysentery
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterGertrude Shemwell
November 22, 1908 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDelilah Adeline Lee
September 2, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Military
WW1 Draft
June 5, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Military service
PFC 242 Mil. Police
between 1917 and 1919 (Age 22 years)

Death of a fatherAlexander Taylor Shemwell
July 24, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Occupation
Laborer-Mo-Pacific Railroad
1917 (Age 22 years)

Inducted
WWI
December 3, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Note: Jefferson Barracks
European Theatre
European Theatre
between June 30, 1918 and June 16, 1919 (Age 24 years)

Census January 9, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Death of a half-brotherWarren Thompson Wassell
January 1, 1923 (Age 28 years)
MarriageIda ClarkView this family
January 27, 1925 (Age 31 years)
Census April 14, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherMelvina Pamelia Thompson
May 18, 1935 (Age 41 years)
Cause: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Death of a half-sisterEmily “Emma” Wassell
June 25, 1956 (Age 62 years)
Burial of a half-sisterEmily “Emma” Wassell
June 28, 1956 (Age 62 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Death February 6, 1960 (Age 66 years)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Burial February 8, 1960 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1889Missouri, United States
1 year
elder sister
Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 22, 1908Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
elder sister
17 months
himself
George Alexander Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
19 months
younger brother
Mother’s family with Charles Dimock Wassell - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: June 8, 1876Randolph, Illinois, United States
10 months
half-sister
Emily “Emma” Wassell
Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1956Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
21 months
half-sister
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1964Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
19 months
half-brother
19 months
half-sister
Family with Ida Clark - View this family
himself
George Alexander Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: January 27, 1925Jackson, Missouri, United States

George Alexander Shemwell has 36 first cousins recorded

Father's family (36)

Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
2Ida Mae Shemwell18691959
10Infant Shemwell18871887
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
2Ella J Shemwell18811964
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
4Annie McMahan18911900
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
1Flora Dell Whitlow18801959
2Nellie Whitlow18821902
5Nettie Whitlow18891927
6Orpha Whitlow18921901
7Henry Clay Whitlow18941972
8John Whitlow18981983
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
1Burris1883
2Dorval Burris18851963
3Ora Raymond Burris18871954
4Etta Lee Burris18911979
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
3Andrew Louis Brady18951942

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Lamine Township, Lamine Village, Cooper, MO.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Taylor ShemwellheadWMMar184951M10KYKYKYFarmer
Armelia M ShemwellwifeWFMay185446M10109KYKYKY
Gertrude ShemwelldaughterWFSep18909SMOKYKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterWFAug18927SMOKYKY
George A ShemwellsonWMJan18946SMOKYKY
Ruth ShemwelldaughterWFJul18963SMOKYKY
Levi R ShemwellsonWMFeb18982SMOKYKY
Nancy L Vassellstep daughterWFDec187821SILILIL
Warren T Vassellstep sonWMJul188019SILILILFarm Laborer
Lola V Vassellstep daughterWFFeb188218SILILIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Railroad Ave Blackwater Cooper MO.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Alexander Taylor ShemwellheadMW61M120KYKYKYLandlordHotel
Permeliia J ShemwellwifeFW56M220107ILILKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterFW17SMOKYIL
George A ShemwellsonMW16SMOKYIL
Ruth ShemwelldaughterFW14SMOKYIL
Nannie WasselFW28SILILILSeamstessAt Home

Inducted
Jefferson Barracks
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Melvina Pamelia Thompson - Household

Black Water, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, MelvinaheadFW66WdILKYKY
Shemwell, George AsonMW27SMOILILLaborerFarm
Lewis, RuthdaughterFW24WdMOILILClerkDry goods store
Wassel, NanniedaughterFW40SILILILClerkDry goods store

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Alexander Shemwell - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, George AheadMW36SMOKYILLaborerHardware store

Living alone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Alexander Shemwell - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, George AlodgerMW46SMORuralCooperMODishwasherRestaurant

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